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where painted hide figures were animated behind a backlit screen — one of India's oldest surviving performance art traditions

Small Nandi – Hand-painted Wooden Sculpture White ruby emerald kemp earrings everyday-use spacesSome Nandi sculptures are painted to look freshly consecrated; this one is painted to look like it has already lived through decades of quiet devotion. The body is washed in a soft, whitewashed blush, the way old temple stone looks after years of turmeric, sandal paste, and morning light. Gold detailing traces the collar and the folded saddle cloth, and the whole piece sits on a warm tan base, giving it the feel of an heirloom rather than a new